Mahindra TUV300 [2015-2019] User Reviews

I love this car. Mahindra tub is the best suv car for middle class family, very comfort low expensive vex hole in the market. Feel like royal vechile like hammer . My family feel save journey in to it

Nice car having a good expericene more than a year using this one and i liked a lot. Even at thehills the performance was very good and awesome. Good one to have this with me an nice car.

Exterior TUV looks tough, proper SUV looks, so far unlike any Mahindra vehicle. you can customize it to the hilt and company too has come up with armour kits.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Driver and passenger seats are spacious and comfortable, you do not feel tired even after long drive. lumber support for driver is good feature. Second row seat is pathetic, no under thigh support, no recliner, no cushion, its straigh from a bus. last row seating is good only for children and strictly for city drive. Even if second and third row seats are folded you don't get a flat bed which is major disappointment for long journeys.

No space for keeping even a six inch screen mobile phone. OEM speakers that come needs to be thrown out before investing in any other accessories, no touch screen, no reverse camera no rear AC, no climate Control.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox 81 BHP for a vehicle weighing 1.5 tonn is gross under power. even on express highways you can't go above 120 even if your padel is pressed to the floor. and at that speed of 120 engine makes real bad noise, asking for relief, vibrations and road noise will make you deaf. You can't hear your speakers at that speed even with maximum volume. there are people claiming of top speed of 140 or 160 but that is not mathematics, but pure physics. this is possible only with no AC, single passenger, no luggage and on downward sloping road. I am not joking while I say this.

The AMT is painfully slow and slows you down in traffic to such an extent that even auto rikshaw and alto guys will honk on you and over take you giving that dirty look for delaying them to office. AMT is jerky and not a good combination for such heavy and low powered vehicle.

Fuel economy of AMT is 10.8 maximum on city traffic. I got even lesser in highways as I drove it 100+ and engine starts crying from 90 kmph.

Ride Quality & Handling Ladder on frame chhassis along with real wheel drive gives you excessive body roll and spine twists. Do check it out yourself during test drive if you have to buy it.

Final Words I think with initial euphoria dying and competition launching much better and feature rich vehicles, the only USP of this vehicle remains is 7 seating capacity. The sales have already halved within 6 months of launch is quite a telling.

Areas of improvement Quality check and service support. Mahindra has not learned anyting from XUV niggles and issues and there seems no improvement in service attitude. There have been so many part recalls and software updates of TUV300 already in such a small time.

7 seater, front row seats, looks and heightWeak engine, AMT slow and jerky, second and third row seating

I got the TUV T8 100hp Manual, Dual tone (Red Black) in March 2017. Its been more than a month now and trust me the experience has been mind-blowing.

No car in this segment can give you the commanding seating position and feel of a True blue SUV.

The suspensions are meant to handle Indian roads & there are no two ways that they do their job perfectly well.

The average is always above 15 & at times under proper driving conditions, it goes upto 18km/litre.

The ROAD PRESENCE is jaw dropping. Other vehicles make way for the TUV on road.

The driving pleasure is FANTASTIC.

SPACE is best in class. 7 seats are a bonus.

HIGH on security with Airbags, Abs with Ebd, Automatic speed door locks, Child lock.

NOTE: For all those people who wish to buy this car, but are in two minds due to some bad reviews on the internet, trust me, this is one of a kind car. Yes, there were issues with the suspension, automatic gearbox, modulators and so on in the early days, which is common with almost every new car coming to the market. That is the reason, companies manufacture face-lifted versions of the car after sometime and rectify all the issues. Mahindra has also rectified all the major issues with the TUV300. The 100bhp Engine has enough power to make driving a pleasure, both in city & highways. Obviously, dont expect an XUV or FORTUNER type pickup & power delivery from the TUV 300 (COST comes into the picture). The automatic gearbox is also pretty much refined & rectified, but still it will take sometime to win over people's confidence that was lost due to MAJOR issues in the past.

All in all, TUV 300 has emerged as a winner for me. I am in love with my TANK. Get your TANK soon.

Regards,

Prof. Bhushan Talekar.

Training & Placement Officer,

VIVA Institute of Technology,

Virar, Mumbai.

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Its a superb car . I have driven it 15000 kms . My tuv 300 (100hp ) nevers made me dissapointed . Its better than comparing to ecosport , duster or terreno . Power delivery is awsome ... It is made for driving in off roads . Two problems i got in my tuv is 1. Music system is not up to the mark . Hope m&m will improve it . The problem is not only in tuv , m&m does not provide good speakers to any of their car . I also have a scorpio i faced the same problem in their . 2. It has wheel spin problem . Otherwise the car is very good . Its 100hp version is very powerful .

Guys... Please don't buy this car. I have fooled buying this car. (Trust me) This car has very worst suspension system i ever seen in any other car. you will feel like you are travelling in last seats of ordinary bus. In bumpy roads it looses control on steering. Please never think of buying this car.

Exterior Looks is a matter of person to person likes/dislikes for those who likes straight lines boxy/heavy cars this is a very good option to go for.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very spacious interior with Airy Feel, mid row seat will easily accomodate three passengers, front dash board and quality is best among all other mahindra vehicles even better than his big bro XUV500.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox No doubt about Mhawk engine, as its a well known and good performance engine, running since last 10years, little under powered.. but good.

Ride Quality & Handling Best in class

Final Words The car drives with the typical grunt of a Mahindra, and while I would've expected greater refinement I have to say the mHawk80 does deliver. Good low and medium-end torque gives you quick manoeuvrability, and the car's taut proportions help that cause too. Steering is a bit heavy but not disconcerting, and pickup is quick with a minimal touch of lag. The good news is that the engine noise is still the kind of growl some SUV owners would enjoy, especially when you think of the kind of buyer who wants that big-SUV-feel without spending big-SUV-money. Best value for money, for low budget SUV Lovers.

Good Low end torque, Comfortable ride quality, For those who loves macho Looking Cars (like HUMMER)16 inches alloy would be a better choice

Exterior People says its Boxy design but i can say its real suv look, people will not dare to come close to you. OR you can say military design but that u can get it in hummer as well.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Fantastic...mahindra done a good job. But i am sceptical about after few thousand kilometer some dash board noise or seat noise comes in mahindra vehicles, that someone should keep in mind while purchasing.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Driven short test drive, i felt comfortable, Fine - Fantastic. Mahindra make good  engines.

Ride Quality & Handling Good but some roll over feel in second row.

Final Words Good vehicle in 10 lakh price tag. Thumps up to Mahindra people.

Areas of improvement For such a heavy vehicle 1500 CC engine looks low. Mahindra should launch 2500 CC Scorpio engine in same TUVE 300. Push button / I can say mahindra should check ford vehicles for features.

Good Style(Exterior) / Good Interior / good wheel base / Good fuel economyThigh support issue for rear seat(2nd row) / may be you can feel roll over in second row .

Exterior - Very Good

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Very Good. Had to Fit a Leatheroid seat cover locally. it gave a further Great look.

AC vent not there for the 3rd Row. But so far did not see this as a discomfort as the AC is powerful.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 AMT Performance is Good and very convenient for Highway and City drive. The Gear Change Lag is high and that can be improved. Not sure whether this can be tuned in each vehicle.

Finding the Manual Mode to be better than AMT from vehicle pickup perspective.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride is Amazing.

Final Words

 It is a Great Experience to drive this car. True value for money.

Had a long drive on the highway and could enjoy the superior performance.

Areas of improvement  

 Gear Change as pointed above. No other point as of now.

 Had to wait for 3 months for Delivery. Booked in Sep and got it in Dec. This needs improvement.

 

AMT is a boon in Bangalore, Suspension and Road View , Road Clearence and Presence,Good InteriorsGear Shift Lag is High in AMT and is visible